Beneficiaries of the Zanu PF war veteran led farm invasions and land reform programme, are said to be selling irrigation equipment, thereby  threatening National food security.

The equipment that is vandilised and sold off by the  culprits includes fences, computers, pumps,and  gear boxes from the centre pivot irrigation equipment.

This inevitably leaves the newly acquired farm land set for irrigation programmes, lying idle once equipment are removed.
Mashonaland West and Masvingo.provinces are the worst affected  by this vandalisation of irrigation equipment.

The Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement, officials claim that investigations into the thefts are being conducted, adding that culprits will be prosecuted and at the same time have their new farm land repossessed  by the government for redistribution to deserving applicants in the waiting list. By Sibusio Ngwenya